Spurs down Mavericks on the road in gritty rivalry tussle, 94-87.

Luka Doncic gave his all tonight, but the Mavs fell short.

Dallas and San Antonio took turns hot-potato'ing the lead in this exciting face-off, led by Luka Doncic (24 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists) & Dejounte Murray (20 points)/Brandon Ingram (19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 blocks--a new career high).

Quarters of War:
21-24, Mavs
24-20, Spurs
25-22, Spurs
24-21, Spurs

Both teams could've shot the ball better, but it made for a chill thrill for spectators. Kent Bazemore was the x-factor, hitting a trio of long shots with 14 points. Andre Drummond ate up the glass with 19 rebounds, 10 points. Fred VanVleet & Joe Harris both struggled from deep, but had 14 points between them. Allen Crabbe had a solid outing with 6 points and P.J. Tucker chipped in 5. Jarrett Allen had 4 points, 8 rebounds & 2 blocks.

In a narrow loss that San Antonio iced at the free throw line, Dorian Finney-Smith had 11 points with 7 rebounds & 5 assists. Maxi Kleber had 10 points and Seth Curry contributed 9. Ex-Spur and new Maverick, Rudy Gay, had 8 points with 7 rebounds. A poor showing by Kristaps Porzingis (8 points, 8 rebounds, 4-10) likely did the Mavericks in, as they retook the lead in crunchtime before letting it slip away.